“what do you want to be when you grow up?” “alive.” jamaica integrated community development...
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“What do you want tobe when you grow up?”
“Alive.”
JamaicaIntegrated CommunityDevelopment Project
PROJECT CONTEXT
• Homicide Rate: 41 / 100,000• Since Sunday:
PROJECT CONTEXT
• More prevention methodologies
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PROJECT CONTEXT
MAIN RESEARCH QUESTION
• Does a school-based intervention for 8th graders lower their risk for involvement in criminal or violent activity?
OUTLINE
Population: 8th graders; 14 schools; 7 communities
Intervention:Academic Support + Conflict-Management Skills
Control:8th graders in same school not in programme
Outcome:Lowering Risk Profile for Criminal Involvement(dropout rate, educational attainment, disruptive behaviour)
Time: 1 year; cohort tracked over 4 years
STUDY DESIGN
• Eligibility criteria: Standardised exam results, school grades, attendance, contact with the justice system, disruptive behaviour in school, sex (as a ratio)
• Randomisation (possibly stratified)
MEASUREMENT
• Registration form personal data, parent consent, student assent
• Attendance records• Pre- and post-testing• School grades / rank• Standardised tests: Grade Nine Achievement
Test, CXC-CSEC (O-Level / GCSE equivalent)• Reported fights; remand data
NEXT STEPS
• Collection and, as necessary, computerisation of administrative data
• Use data to identify eligible population• Create/Find and standardise pre- and post-test• Determine curriculum (inc. subjects)• Identify tutor recruitment strategy• Identify student-tutor ratio• Pilot testing?